AAN News
Santa Fe Reporter Unleashes Zombie Apocalypsenew
Reporter staff writer Dave Maass has created a fictional zombie apocalypse in Santa Fe, using real information and scenarios. "To determine whether Santa Fe could prevent a zombie infection from expanding into a full-blown global zombie apocalypse," Maass interviewed scientists from Los Alamos National Laboratory, emergency responders, a company that maps infectious disease spread, cops and dozens of others. The result: a multimedia cover story and web packages, including maps, videos, and a zombie photo shoot featuring Santa Fe's mayor. Watch the outbreak spread below:
Santa Fe Reporter |
10-30-2008 11:38 am |
Industry News
Santa Fe Reporter Dominates News Category in State Press Awards
Reporter staff writer Dave Maass dominated the news writing category for Division 1 Weeklies (over 5,000 circulation) in the annual New Mexico Press Association newspaper contest. Maass won both first and second place in the category, making him the only winner in the category for Division 1. Additionally, SFR writer Zane Fischer placed first for column writing. The awards were announced at a banquet on Sunday.
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Santa Fe Reporter Press Release |
10-28-2008 9:12 am |
Press Releases
How I Got That Story: Zane Fischer
In the seventh installment of this year's "How I Got That Story" series, Santa Fe Reporter columnist Zane Fischer discusses his award-winning column, Zane's World, with Elena Brown. Fischer, who came to the alt-weekly world from the nonprofit sector, talks about the steep learning curve he faced starting out as a SFR columnist, how he comes up with ideas, and what he wishes more columnists would do. "Invoke a dialogue," he says. "One component of a column should be the continuous dialogue with the readers. It's all part of the process of building community."
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AAN News |
10-09-2008 2:10 pm |
Association News
Rising Cost of Newsprint Bedevils Papersnew
The production manager of the Santa Fe New Mexican says escalating paper prices are the result of last year's merger between major paper producers Abitibi and Bowater, the weak dollar and the increasing cost of the commodity used to make newsprint. Santa Fe Reporter publisher Andy Dudzik tells the New Mexican his paper is "absorbing" the price increases while "trying to be smarter about papers." (See Dudzik's comment by clicking on "Permalink/Comments" below.) He also says the Reporter recently started distributing in Albuquerque and the decision "has met with a favorable reception."
The Santa Fe New Mexican |
10-01-2008 12:26 pm |
Industry News
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Bill Richardson: Santa Fe Reporter is 'Best Newspaper in New Mexico'new
That's what the New Mexico governor and erstwhile Democratic presidential hopeful said while accepting his "Best of Santa Fe" award for "Best Politician." Richardson said he's been an avid reader of the Reporter for many years, and said, tongue firmly planted in cheek, that he considered the paper the best because "they have excellent taste in politicians."
Santa Fe Reporter |
08-11-2008 8:21 am |
Industry News
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Santa Fe Will Test Out Modular Newsracksnew
The city will begin with one rack at City Hall, and then will accept public input before making a decision on extending the program to all city-owned property and right-of-ways (including sidewalks), according to Santa Fe Reporter columnist Zane Fischer. He argues that the program is a waste of time and money, and that the modular racks -- not individual news boxes -- are the real eyesores. "The neatness purchased by such an investment tends toward homogeneity rather than beauty," Fischer writes. "Santa Fe's dedication to retaining its distinctive appearance has been so enormous over the past century -- and its resistance to architectural progress remains so formidable -- that there is sad irony to be found in watching its difference be chipped away by small, aesthetic technicalities."
Santa Fe Reporter |
07-08-2008 8:12 am |
Industry News
Santa Fe Reporter Launches New Muckraker's Guide Websitenew
In honor of Sunshine Week, which is March 16-22 this year, the Reporter has launched "version 2.0" of MuckrakersGuide.com, "a toolshed of links and resources for digging up public records." The website began with a January cover story by Dave Maass and now features more than 200 links to databases and search engines that will help citizen watchdogs. The Reporter plans to continue growing the site, and welcomes all questions and additional links.
Santa Fe Reporter |
03-12-2008 12:36 pm |
Industry News
Santa Fe Reporter Hosts Liberian Refugee News Project
NewLiberian.com to be clearing house for human rights news for Liberian diaspora.
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Santa Fe Reporter Press Release |
01-02-2008 8:49 am |
Press Releases
Alt-Weekly Report Leads to New Mexico's Divestment from Sudannew
Nine days after the Santa Fe Reporter revealed that the State Investment Office had $42.3 million tied up in "highest offender" corporations conducting business in Sudan, New Mexico became the 22nd state to commit to a divestment plan, according to the Reporter. "We are also sending a strong message to the corporate world that New Mexico will not accept investment profits that come at the expense of innocent lives lost to genocide," state investment officer Gary Bland says in a press release.
Santa Fe Reporter |
11-15-2007 1:47 pm |
Industry News
The Santa Fe Reporter Picks Up Some State Press Awardsnew
In this year's New Mexico Press Association contest, the alt-weekly took home a first place award for business writing; a second place award for investigative reporting; and honorable mentions for reviews and design & typography.
Associated Press via the Clovis News Journal |
10-29-2007 8:26 am |
Honors & Achievements
Houston Press Reporter Wins IRE Awardnew
All the finalists in the "Newspapers: Local Circulation Weeklies" category were AAN members, but Todd Spivak came out on top for "Run Over By Metro." The prestigious awards, given by Investigative Reporters and Editors Inc., recognize the most outstanding watchdog journalism of the year. Judges said Spivak's "compelling and vivid narrative writing gives extraordinary power to the victims' stories and fuels the outrage over the agency's misconduct." The other finalists were Sarah Fenske of Phoenix New Times (for "Cracked Houses"), Dan Frosch of the Santa Fe Reporter (for "The Wexford Files"), and Matthew Fleischer of LA Weekly (for "Navahoax").
Investigative Reporters and Editors Inc. |
03-27-2007 9:12 am |
Honors & Achievements
Santa Fe Reporter Garners a 'Laurel' from Columbia Journalism Review
Writing in this month's CJR, Gloria Cooper gives kudos to the alt-weekly for its "long-running series on the state of the health care system in New Mexico" that led to the termination of Wexford Health Sources' contract with the New Mexico Department of Corrections. The Reporter's series highlighted repeated abuses and systemic failures by the for-profit company formerly in charge of inmate care.
AAN News |
03-07-2007 9:17 am |
Industry News
Santa Fe Reporter Series Helps Topple Major State Contractornew
Citing the alt-weekly's five-month investigative series into repeated abuses and systemic failures on the part of Wexford Health Services, Governor Bill Richardson has ordered a termination of the company's $27 million contract to provide medical care within New Mexico's prison system. Richardson's spokesperson confirms the decision to axe Wexford was made based on the Reporter series. "They're done," spokesperson Gilbert Gallegos told the weekly. "We expect to have a new provider in a reasonable amount of time."
Santa Fe Reporter |
12-13-2006 1:27 pm |
Industry News
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Santa Fe Reporter Named First in its Class Three Times
SFR landed three first-place awards in the most recent contest of the New Mexico Press Association. Staff writer Nathan Dinsdale was recognized for news writing and feature writing, while staff writer Dan Frosch placed first in investigative reporting.
11-14-2006 9:00 am |
Honors & Achievements
SFR Coverage Spurs Audit of New Mexico's Prison Health Carenew
The latest in a series of investigative articles by the Santa Fe Reporter reveals that a state corrections committee has requested an independent audit of health care in New Mexico's state's prisons. The audit will focus on Wexford Health Sources, the private contractor that an Aug. 9 SFR article reported cut costs by cutting care. The paper later reported that deplorable conditions in the state's prisons had caused health care providers there to fall under the scrutiny of legislators and the American Civil Liberties Union. State Rep. Peter Wirth, D-Santa Fe, cited another SFR story in which one of Wexford's own employees decried treatment of inmates as inhumane. “That’s pretty darn scary to me,” Wirth said of the allegation.
Santa Fe Reporter |
10-27-2006 3:58 pm |
Industry News
Tags: Editorial, Santa Fe Reporter
